Mark Spitz

If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

Swimming isn't everything, winning is.

The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

Well, I need to be frightened on a regular basis.

After my swims this weekend I think coach realized, you know what, you have to have a good one getting out of this meet. So I put the suit on and had a decent swim.

I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it.